ZIP 48888 recorded 69 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 372 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montcalm County, MI.
372 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99 | |
| 2022 | 64 | |
| 2023 | 80 | |
| 2024 | 60 | |
| 2025 | 69 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48888 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 136 | 36.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 68 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 29 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 17 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 14 | 3.8% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48888 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 22.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 46.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48888 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 325% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $65,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48888.
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 372 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.